What's good at Trader Joe's?

Smokey Al Gold · 12-11-2012, 12:34 PM

Hello all we just got a Trader Joe's here in San Antonio and I know I've read a lot of posts mentioning ingredients from there. So what should I try for my first trip?

WineMaster · 12-11-2012, 12:44 PM

Pizza Dough, Their stinky cheeses, Ice creams

bluetang · 12-11-2012, 12:46 PM

Two buck Chuck

jgarcia · 12-11-2012, 12:50 PM

They used to have Wasabi Cashews a long time ago. May have been my all time favorite snack. Every time I go, I look for them hoping they have returned but alas they still do not sell them. I have heard good things about the pizza dough. I do like some of there simmering sauces for a quick dinner (non BBQ).

Grain Belt · 12-11-2012, 01:03 PM

Buy their dried cherries. Rehydrate them with a little brandy. Makes a killer sauce with smoked pork loin.

landarc · 12-11-2012, 01:04 PM

Up here, they often have Niman Ranch Pork Chops and occasionally, some great steaks. Oh, and any type of food you would want when you are higher than a kite.

There are often good beer and wine deals, the hard booze is also often a good deal. I like their olive oil and their salt prices are hard to beat.

aquablue22 · 12-11-2012, 01:11 PM

Two Buck Chuck only in Florida is Three Buck Chuck!

Hankdad1 · 12-11-2012, 01:26 PM

California estate evoo
Some very good chicken sausages, especially one with wine and cheese
English bangers around St. Patrick's day
Tri-tip from some place called Australia?
Raspberry preserves
Garlic naan
Tapinade
Frozen packages of teaspoon size portions of garlic, basil, & cilantro, very convenient
High brow chocolate chip cookies

You might take a look at this sight, lots of information:
http://www.traderjoesfan.com

Vision · 12-11-2012, 01:34 PM

Love the frozen wagyu burgers.

bmonkman · 12-11-2012, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluetang

Two buck Chuck

Three bucks now. Still pretty good plonk for the price.

Foxfire · 12-11-2012, 01:53 PM

Two Buck Chuck ($2 Charles Shaw label wine) is great for cooking. Loads of decent "table wines" in the $5 to $8 range if you take them for what they are.

Their turkey burgers are inexpensive and tasty. I often pick up their slider-sized hamburgers which fit perfectly in slider-sized hamburger rolls for quick kid food. I've gotten decent poultry from them, too.

CHEAP spices and seasonings. many in grinder bottles. I second the oils and vinegars.
The veggie corndogs are surprisingly satisfying! the orange chicken bag is awesome. Love the mini pepperoni pizzas.

Their frozen fish is very nice for non-fresh. That said, I avoid their packaged sushi. Ew.

SirPorkaLot · 12-11-2012, 01:59 PM

Garlic Fries
Garlic Naan
TJ Brand craft beers are excellent
Pizza Dough
Two Buck chuck (still 2 bucks here)

mbshop · 12-11-2012, 02:09 PM

they also have a high rate of recalls like other big stores. the basic thing is to not buy stuff like prepackaged meals that have to go through a lot of hands. so keep to the simple stuff.
http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-livin...193200588.html

basuraman · 12-11-2012, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirPorkaLot

Garlic Fries
Garlic Naan
TJ Brand craft beers are excellent
Pizza Dough
Two Buck chuck (still 2 bucks here)

Wow..exactly what I was going to say. Also many of the normal staples of milk and eggs tend to be cheaper than mainstream grocery stores. (Not as cheap as Wallyworld)

Peppermint Oreos (they call them Jojo's)
Also many of there frozen entrees are quite tasty even spicy.
Roasted Pepper and Tomato soup.

Gore · 12-11-2012, 02:19 PM

Trader Joe's is basically a yuppy junk-food store. They have good food, but more often than not I find that people who go there load up on chocolate-covered potato chips. I hear they have good turkeys and other things from time to time, but then they discontinue them. I usually end up with a case of 3-buck chuck (or two).

12-11-2012, 12:34 PM	#1
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12-11-2012, 12:44 PM	#2
WineMaster Babbling Farker Join Date: 01-16-07 Location: Southern MN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Pizza Dough, Their stinky cheeses, Ice creams __________________ Dan MJH From Backyard Bomber BBQ ---- X 2 Junior & Stretch 22.5 Weber Kettle Blue Thermopen Comp Team Wine & Swine This is funner than chuckin rocks at a sign. John Godwin (Duck Dynasty)

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12-11-2012, 01:04 PM	#6
landarc somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 06-26-09 Location: San Leandro, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Up here, they often have Niman Ranch Pork Chops and occasionally, some great steaks. Oh, and any type of food you would want when you are higher than a kite. There are often good beer and wine deals, the hard booze is also often a good deal. I like their olive oil and their salt prices are hard to beat. __________________ "perhaps...but then again...maybe not..." careful there son, those ribs are boiling hot... \_\|_/ (='.'=) Here there be bunnies... (")_(")ooo Pacific Rim BBQ Bob's Brew and Que

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12-11-2012, 12:50 PM	#4
jgarcia Got Wood. Join Date: 09-11-12 Location: St Louis, MO Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	They used to have Wasabi Cashews a long time ago. May have been my all time favorite snack. Every time I go, I look for them hoping they have returned but alas they still do not sell them. I have heard good things about the pizza dough. I do like some of there simmering sauces for a quick dinner (non BBQ).

12-11-2012, 01:03 PM	#5
Grain Belt Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 11-11-09 Location: Northern MN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Buy their dried cherries. Rehydrate them with a little brandy. Makes a killer sauce with smoked pork loin.

12-11-2012, 01:26 PM	#8
Hankdad1 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-07-10 Location: Twin Cities, MN Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	California estate evoo Some very good chicken sausages, especially one with wine and cheese English bangers around St. Patrick's day Tri-tip from some place called Australia? Raspberry preserves Garlic naan Tapinade Frozen packages of teaspoon size portions of garlic, basil, & cilantro, very convenient High brow chocolate chip cookies You might take a look at this sight, lots of information: http://www.traderjoesfan.com __________________ WSM, Green stainless Performer, Genesis 3000, 2 18.5" Weber kettles, C-G Akorn.

12-11-2012, 01:34 PM	#9
Vision is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 09-11-11 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Love the frozen wagyu burgers. __________________ "It's all about the Hill Country brisket."

12-11-2012, 01:53 PM	#11
Foxfire Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 08-28-12 Location: San Jose, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Two Buck Chuck ($2 Charles Shaw label wine) is great for cooking. Loads of decent "table wines" in the $5 to $8 range if you take them for what they are. Their turkey burgers are inexpensive and tasty. I often pick up their slider-sized hamburgers which fit perfectly in slider-sized hamburger rolls for quick kid food. I've gotten decent poultry from them, too. CHEAP spices and seasonings. many in grinder bottles. I second the oils and vinegars. The veggie corndogs are surprisingly satisfying! the orange chicken bag is awesome. Love the mini pepperoni pizzas. Their frozen fish is very nice for non-fresh. That said, I avoid their packaged sushi. Ew. __________________ ~ Scott ~ Blue Weber Performer + Craycort CI • Brick Red Weber One-Touch Platinum • Weber 26.75 Kettle • Akorn Kamado • ET 732 • Record-crushing ORANGE Thermapen • UDS In Progress

12-11-2012, 01:59 PM	#12
SirPorkaLot Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-31-09 Location: Antioch, CA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 1	Garlic Fries Garlic Naan TJ Brand craft beers are excellent Pizza Dough Two Buck chuck (still 2 bucks here) __________________ Sir Porkalot aka John Back to back winner of the BBQ Brethren Throwdown with a pig leg and something funky CBBQA & KCBS member: Sir Porkalot BBQ Team NC & NorCal (Yes I stay confused) BLUE Thermapen Visit my website: http://www.sirporkalot.com

12-11-2012, 02:09 PM	#13
mbshop Babbling Farker Join Date: 06-24-07 Location: visalia, ca Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	they also have a high rate of recalls like other big stores. the basic thing is to not buy stuff like prepackaged meals that have to go through a lot of hands. so keep to the simple stuff. http://shine.yahoo.com/healthy-livin...193200588.html __________________ george spam, can't live without it

12-11-2012, 02:19 PM	#15
Gore somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 10-05-08 Location: Hiding out from blood suck ghost snake gods ... and Nazis Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Trader Joe's is basically a yuppy junk-food store. They have good food, but more often than not I find that people who go there load up on chocolate-covered potato chips. I hear they have good turkeys and other things from time to time, but then they discontinue them. I usually end up with a case of 3-buck chuck (or two). __________________ Assistant to a Mad BBQ Scientist (and a squirrel): Primo Oval XL, Small Offset, Gasser, Optigrill, UBS "I love everything about the pig, even the way she walks." -- Spanish proverb (\__/) (='.'=) This is the rabbit baby. Invests him in yours signature, (")_(") and the help rabbit baby takes over control of the world! Hmmmm, I wonder, WWGALD? Avatar courtesy of Grillman and NorthwestBBQ Promoted by Bigabyte to "Idiot #1"